What color is #324216?

#324216 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #324216?

The RGB value is 50, 66, 22: 50 red, 66 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #324216?

The complementary color is #261642, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #324216?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#324216 color

#324216 rgb(50, 66, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #324216 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 25.9% green and 8.6% blue (50, 66, 22).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 50% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#324216 color codes

HEX	`#324216`
RGB	`rgb(50, 66, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 25.9%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 50%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 67%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 67%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.66, -14.69, 24.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.66, 28.28, 121.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.408, 4.632, 1.473)`
Decimal	`3293718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #324216, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #324216	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#324216 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #324216 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #324216; }
.text { color: #324216; }
.border { border: 2px solid #324216; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 66 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #324216, #1c4216); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #324216?: #324216 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #324216?: The RGB value is 50, 66, 22: 50 red, 66 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #324216?: The complementary color is #261642, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #324216?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.